USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Felters Of South Carolina, Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 8 granted patents across 15 technology areas, active 2017–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: D06F (LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

19.8

Avg claims per patent

+0%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Felters holds 8 US patents across 15 technology areas, rank #31,660 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#31,660
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 51%
by Innovation Score (34.8/100): 19.8
avg claims per patent: +0%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Felters Of South Carolina, Llc has been granted 8 US utility patents between 2017 and 2023, placing Felters Of South Carolina, Llc at rank #31,660 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 15 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 19.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in D06F (LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES). As a US Corporation, Felters Of South Carolina, Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Felters sits between Falcon Innovations Technology (shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (8 patents, rank #31,656) and Fieldcast, Llc (8 patents, rank #31,664) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 34.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 4 grants, compared with 4 in the 2015–2019 window, a +0% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Felters Of South Carolina, Llc's 19.8 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 15 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Felters Of South Carolina, Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Felters holds 8 patents at rank #31,660, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Felters

By rank, the assignees closest to #31,660 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in D06F (Laundering)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Felters's primary technology class.

Felters's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

35 Top 51% higher than 49% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Felters Of South Carolina, Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	1	12.5%
2018	2	25.0%
2019	1	12.5%
2020	2	25.0%
2021	1	12.5%
2023	1	12.5%

Which technologies does Felters Of South Carolina, Llc patent most?

D06F - LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES 6

F26B - DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM 5

F16J - PISTONS ; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS 5

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 3

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 1

A63F - CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 1

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL 1

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 1

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 1

B02B - PREPARING GRAIN FOR MILLING; REFINING GRANULAR FRUIT TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BY WORKING THE SURFACE 1

A23B - PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES 1

B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN 1

Top 15 of 15 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#31,660

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

34.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Felters Of South Carolina, Llc hold?

Felters Of South Carolina, Llc holds 8 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2023, spanning 15 technology areas.

What is Felters Of South Carolina, Llc's Innovation Score?

Felters Of South Carolina, Llc has an Innovation Score of 34.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Felters Of South Carolina, Llc focus on?

Felters Of South Carolina, Llc's top technology area is D06F (LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES) with 6 patents. The company has filed patents in 15 CPC subclasses total.

Is Felters Of South Carolina, Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Felters Of South Carolina, Llc's recent filing velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Felters Of South Carolina, Llc's patents?

Felters Of South Carolina, Llc's patents average 19.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Felters Of South Carolina, Llc patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Felters's 8 grants land it in the top 51% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Felters ranks #31,660 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in D06F - see who else leads that technology area. D06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.